2018 Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase award winners announced

May 7, 2018

(May 4, 2018) — As San Antonio’s multicultural discovery enterprise, UTSA recently held its largest show-and-tell event of the year. Organized by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), the Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase highlights undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines.

The Showcase gives many undergraduate students their first opportunity to share their research in an academic setting and explain their methodology and findings to peers and faculty. Students have the opportunity to jump-start their academic curriculum vitae (CV), and network and learn from one another.

“The undergraduate research award winners exemplify the best in experiential learning, with guidance from their faculty mentors. We applaud the commitment and persistence of these students and their mentors in creating new knowledge, advancing the UTSA research enterprise and pursuing excellence in undergraduate scholarly achievement,” said Thomas Coyle, director of the UTSA Office of Undergraduate Research.

Mentorship is a key element in developing a research mindset and ensuring student success. This year, Mark T. Leung from the UTSA College of Business and Pranav A. Bhounsule of the UTSA College of Engineering were honored for the Faculty Mentor Award for Undergraduate Research.

College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)Morgan ButlerGabrielle CortezJoaquinita JohnsonChildren Transitioning from Oral to Written Argumentation: Signaling Meaning through Punctuation in Writing: PART IIFaculty Mentor: Rosalind Horowitz